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Wooden Red and Gilt Gesso Sacred Heart Carving 1889

Offered by: LCT Home Ltd

Description
This beautiful Sacred Heart Sculpture dates to 1889 and would originally have hung near the altar in a German Church. The heart is crafted from wood with a gesso covering and hand painted, with a carved torchiere to the top it is surrounded by gilt flames, this heart was hand crafted at the Wilhelm Stoiber school for sculptural painters and church art in Landau, in the southern Rhineland of Germany, folded inside is the original school label, dated to 1889 the heart shows the piercing where Jesus was struck with a spear on the cross, a truly historic and decorative religious objet d'art.

Areas of time worn patina, as to be expected on an item with this age and history, also small losses to the paint.

'The Sacred Heart is often depicted in Christian art as a flaming heart shining with divine light, pierced by the lance-wound, encircled by the crown of thorns, surmounted by a cross, and bleeding. Sometimes, the image is shown shining within the bosom of Christ with his wounded hands pointing at the heart. The wounds and crown of thorns allude to the manner of Christ's Passion, while the flames represent a furnace of ardent love'

Height 23.5 cm, Width 13.5 cm, Depth 6 cm

More Information

Origin:	Germany
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Wood
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Baroque, Traditional
Patterns:	Handmade, Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	Sacred Heart
Incollect Reference #:	755258

Dimensions

W.	5.31 in;	H.	9.25 in;	D.	2.36 in;
W.	13.5 cm;	H.	23.5 cm;	D.	6 cm;

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Based in the historic county of East Sussex, England, LCT Home specialise in sourcing the extraordinary, travelling extensively to hand pick European and British heritage antique furniture, designer lighting, and objet d’art from the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.